Simon
ST-DENIS dit OCTEAU
(b.
23 October 1748
,
Beaumont, Canada, New France
d.
12 May 1828
,
Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada
)
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Simon ST-DENIS dit OCTEAU was born 23 October 1748 in Beaumont, Canada, New France
Simon ST-DENIS dit OCTEAU was the child of Simon OCTEAU dit ST-DENIS and Marie-Josephte POLIQUIN and the grandchild of: (maternal) Claude POLIQUIN and Marie LABBESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Simon married Louise CARRIER 9 November 1772 in Pointe de Levy, Dorchester, Quebec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louise CARRIER was born 24 July 1750 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy). Louise died 9 January 1825 in Lévy, Baie-James, Nord-du-Québec, Quebec, Canada. Louise was the child of Joseph CARRIER and Madeleine LAROCHE.
Simon ST-DENIS dit OCTEAU died 12 May 1828 in Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Simon appear below.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name?
When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated.
The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.
Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)
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